A friend has an L35, and when he is traveling on a bumpy road, the bucket will move up and down violently while the arms stay stationary. When you push upward on the bucket, it will move a couple of inches with virtually no effort. You can visually see the bucket cylinders moving in and out. There is no leakage of the cylinders externally. What suggestions as to the cause? I think that the nut at the end of the cylinder has come loose, but what I don't understand is why both cylinders would be affected.
L35 Bucket Cylinder Problem
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Because the fluid moves between the two cylinders, what's wrong with one will be wrong with the other.
And it could also be that both pistons are broken.
So I saw this post the other day but held off on commenting til I could check out mine. I’ve always noticed a bit of play like you describe so I checked it out this am while loading some firewood racks. I flopped the bucket by hand and you can see the line left on the cylinder from where it traveled. I’m not saying it’s wrong or right but it is somewhat common apparently.
It just might be a problem with the L35 loaders as they age. This is a relatively new problem to the bucket.
He also has a problem where the bucket will drop a couple of inches when he pulls back on the loader valve to raise the bucket. This tractor has led a pampered life and has never seen anything other than warm sunlight and not a lot of use. It lives in a heated garage whenever it isn't being used.
He also has a problem where the bucket will drop a couple of inches when he pulls back on the loader valve to raise the bucket. This tractor has led a pampered life and has never seen anything other than warm sunlight and not a lot of use. It lives in a heated garage whenever it isn't being used.